During what period did El Cid reclaim the Taifa of Valencia?
The Crusades
The Reconquista
The Spanish Inquisition
The Age of Discovery
Answer
The Reconquista was a period of time in which the Christian kingdoms of northern Spain fought to reclaim territory from the Muslim Moors. El Cid was a Christian knight who played a major role in the Reconquista. In 1094, he reclaimed the Taifa of Valencia, a Muslim kingdom, from the Moors.
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